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Clinton vs Underhill vs Boylston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clinton has the most renters (45.3% rent).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
Boylston has the highest household income ($141k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Clinton | Underhill | Boylston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,563Highest |
3,141Lowest |
4,948 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.6±2.7 about the U.S. average |
38.1±11.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
48.2±2.3Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Underhill and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±6 U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Boylston and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Clinton and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,781±$10kLowest 11% above U.S. |
$92,267±$54k 14% above U.S. |
$140,962±$28kHighest 75% above U.S. |
| Boylston and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $387,300±$19kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$446,000±$24k 34% above U.S. |
$578,600±$47kHighest 74% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,402±$76Lowest about the U.S. average |
— | $2,032±$350Highest 44% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,654Lowest 49% above U.S. |
$6,697 115% above U.S. |
$7,266Highest 133% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±6.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±18.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.1%±16.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Boylston and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.2%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±11.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Boylston and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #246 of 282 in MA | #2 of 70 in VT | #72 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Clinton | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | Clinton Senior High | None in town | Tahanto Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.